Doi shorshe ilish (Hilsa with yogurt mustard paste)

Name: Doi shorshe ilish (Hilsa with yogurt mustard paste)
Yield: serves 4 servin
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 6-8 pieces ilish (hilsa); 2 tbsp mustard paste; 4 tbsp coconut paste; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 2 tbsp sour curd; 1 cup warm water; 5-6 broken green chillies; 5-6 tbsp mustard oil; To taste salt; Pinch sugar

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

Typical recipe of Yeast Bengal it's a delicious combination of yogurt ,mustard paste and coconut paste in mustard oil and lends an authentic flavour to this superb delicacy and enjoyed with a plate of steaming rice .

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

serves 4 servin

6-8 piecesilish (hilsa)
2 tbspmustard paste
4 tbspcoconut paste
1/2 tspturmeric
1/2 tspred chilli powder
2 tbspsour curd
1 cupwarm water
5-6broken green chillies
5-6 tbspmustard oil
To tastesalt
Pinchsugar

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Steps

1

Marinate fish with little salt and curd for 10 minutes.Pour mustard oil in a deep bottomed wok and arrange the marinated fish alongwith the curd.Make a paste of black mustard seeds with 2 green chillies and little salt.Add half cup coconut paste, salt,pinch of sugar, turmeric,red chilli powder, and mustard oil.Pour over fish and add little water. Cook on low flame till done.
2

Sprinkle 1 tbsp mustard oil and garnish with green chillies.Serve with steaming rice.